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TIL that the Allied forces in WWII fell into the same trap along the Appian Way that was set by the Romans for Greek general Pyrrhus 2,200 years before

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v1aBL TIL that for free, the US Treasury Department provides blind US citizens with a machine to read their currency for them. "The iBill is compact enough to slip into a side pocket. It can identify all US currency," They have also developed free apps to read currency with a smartphone.
LdEV TIL: Adding lanes to highways doesn’t reduce traffic, it increases it…a phenomenon called induced demand
x5b TIL: Ayn Rand’s intellectual heir earns lots of money based on publishing her unpublished works. Which is essentially, living off the words of another. And not Objectivism.
ZrvY TIL lactose free products actually have lactase added to them, rather than lactose being removed. Lactase breaks down the milk so people will intolerance can absorb it. It’s also sweeter and has a long shelf life than normal milk due to ultra pasturization.
d9L7 TIL Tony Bennet is a WW2 Veteran that narrowly escaped death and took part in liberation of a concentration camp. He eventually was demoted for dining with a black friend.